Visions of the Enlightenment the Edict on Religion of 1788 and the politics of the public sphere in eighteenth-century Prussia / [electronic resource] :
by Michael J. Sauter.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 242 p.)
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 177 0920-8607 ; .
- Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 177. .
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Frederickian monarchy and the Enlightenment in Prussia -- The ponytail, the enthusiast, and the "enlightened" public sphere -- The Enlightenment on trial -- Conscience and the rhetoric of freedom -- Counting the Enlightenment -- What was Enlightenment? -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: All texts (120) published in response to the edict -- Appendix B: Reviews (57) not published in the "Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek" -- Appendix C: On the philosophical debate on the nature and boundaries of the Enlightenment.
Enlightenment--Germany--Prussia. Elite (Social sciences)--History--Germany--Prussia--18th century. Social control--History--Germany--Prussia--18th century. Popular culture--History--Germany--Prussia--18th century. Political culture--History--Germany--Prussia--18th century. Ecclesiastical law--History--Germany--Prussia--18th century. Church and state--History--Germany--Prussia--18th century.